Re: Saving my loops

[Echophazer@aol.com]

the whole dvd market now make recording to VHS tape really cheap. i use 
this 
method for collecting material to be broken up into samples later. if i 
hear 
a cool moment on tape i have my display to give me the time and location 
and 
my VCR imprints on the tape the date it was recorded. lots of great info. 
i 
bought a fancy pants Hitachi VCR that was like 400 bucks new off a 
markdown 
table for about $217. much cheaper than comparable stuff at a music store. 
my 
manual also made the suggestion that it can be used as a high quality 
audio 
recorder. if you're into good sound at cheap prices this is a great way to 
get it. and you now have it in a format that you can pretty much take 
anywhere. try bringing that DAT or MD to aunty irenas house at Christmas 
and 
see how many people will hear it. DAT is great for demos and high quality 
work but not very quick and easy outside of the house. CD's can do this 
too 
though. I will eventually get a burner but right now I can't justify the 
necessity of one in my set up. $800 for the burner and whatever the going 
rate for blank CD's is. A few bucks for a good VHS tape and I saved myself 
the cost of a few blank discs. There are better formats than VHS for sound 
but the price/performance ratio is hard to beat.